Chapter 49

“Harper, we’ve been friends for over 20 years. Staying at your place feels as comfy as my own home. But with you moving, it’s like there’s an emptiness in my heart.

“If it weren’t for Felix’s mistakes, this wouldn’t be happening. Just the thought of being apart from you

hurts,” Aunt Melinda sald.

“This isn’t his fault. We’re moving because we like the new place and the neighborhood’s architecture. It really has nothing to do with Felix. Don’t overthink it,” Morn comforted her.

“I know, Harper, I know everything,” Aunt Melinda said, breaking into tears again.

I fell asleep again at some point and had a particularly frightening nightmare.

I found myself falling into an abyss surrounded by towering mountains with no visible peaks. Water relentlessly cascaded from above, swiftly engulfing me up to waist level.

All around, there were only barren mountains and tumultuous waters. I was trapped in the water, completely immobilized. When I tried to scream for help, my throat felt constricted, and I was unable to

voice a word.

I suddenly woke up, realizing my clothes were drenched in cold sweat, making me feel sticky and

returned to bed but couldn’t fall

moment, with only a few simple words that read.

a while, I understood he

about our new house, and he came

thought for a moment, wondering how to explain this to him. Then, I realized that buying a house was a family matter, and I

point where neither of us spoke, and I didn’t

WhatsApp lasting 47 seconds. I deleted it without listening, exited the page, and immersed myself in a book I had been eager to

next day was exceptionally good. The

reclined on Dad’s lounge

noticed, he seemed to have been standing beside me for a

standing against the

me? I haven’t been feeling well these days and have been constantly

y words.

me intensely as if he was trying to

it was true or false.

longer my concem.

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